Yummy Yummy BBQ

Last night Lon and I went to Chisholm Trail Icehouse & BBQ to meet with Randy the owner. I found their website online sometime ago and emailed him about catering our wedding. He invited me to bring Lon in for a tasting and what a tasting it was!

After anticipating much slower traffic and making a few u-turns--this place is tiny, we arrived about an hour early. I finally just drove through a strip mall and hidden among some big-box stores was Chisholm Trail.

Randy was fantastic. As a fifth generation Austinite and the owner of Chisholm Trail for the past 5 years, he knew Texas bbq. He poured us each a beer and proceeded to give us an abundance of information on his services, food (with vegetarian options), wedding advice, and personal connections we could call. Then he brought us samples of his food.

We tried turkey, jalapeño sausage, pork ribs, and brisket in lean and moist. For sides we had cole slaw, potato salad, beans, and a roasted potato. Everything was delicious. The sauces were fantastic--we both preferred the non-spicy over spicy sauce. I can't begin to tell you how good it was. I don't know if it was the beer or Randy's talk that made it so special, but we both agreed it was arguably the best bbq in Austin, rivaling only the Salt Lick. After filling up to the brim, we asked Randy to email us a pricing list and he agreed to check in with us in February regarding the date and time of the wedding.

We both agreed to check other catering options, but are fairly sure this will be it. Not only was it delicious, Randy seems like a stand up guy and the prices are perfect. I just hope the rest of our planning is this fun!